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Beyond the Quantum

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Examines many of the controversial implications of the new physics and analyzes the work of some of the greatest scientists in the field

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 26, 1987

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Michael Talbot

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Michael Talbot was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1953. As a young man, he moved to New York City, where he pursued a career as a freelance writer, publishing articles in Omni, The Village Voice, and others, often exploring the confluence between science and the spiritual.

Talbot published his first novel, The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life as an Avon paperback original in 1982; though never reprinted, it is regarded a classic of the genre, frequently appearing on lists of the best vampire novels ever written, and secondhand copies have long been expensive and hard to find. His other horror titles, both cult classics, are The Bog (1986) and Night Things (1988).

But despite the popularity of his fiction among horror fans, it was for his nonfiction that Talbot was best known, much of it focusing on new age concepts, mysticism, and the paranormal. Arguably his most famous and most significant is The Holographic Universe (1991), which examines the increasingly accepted theory that the entire universe is a hologram; the book remains in print and highly discussed today.

Michael Talbot died of leukemia in 1992 at age 38.

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467 reviews53 followers
December 1, 2019
Magnífica. Una obra que tiene 30 años sigue de plena actualidad. Las grandes preguntas y el fin último de la creación. La conciencia creadora y su universo dinámico. Los grandes enigmas para el siglo XXI. Obligada lectura.
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September 10, 2009
Connecting research in different science fields with paranormal events. “There is a way for scientists to treat data that they can not explain... ignore it.”
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2 reviews4 followers
March 25, 2014
Sarakstīta labi sen, bet joprojām gana provocējoši un aktuāli. Par to, ko lielākā daļa nevēlas zināt un pat nespēj to :)
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January 2, 2024
As always Michael Talbot's books do not disappoint. He goes beyond simple speculation and into some science, which for the modern man means validation. It's this validation of his observations about life, the quantum field and our abilities that makes Beyond The Quantum so compelling a read. It's so important to note that philosophy is interesting, to practice is far more powerful. The Quantum Field is limitless, as limitless as our ability to manifest is.
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May 9, 2022
A mysterious prequel with many of the same examples as, "The Holographic Universe". If anyone can explain why this is (new publisher, expanded, re-worded for clarity??) I would greatly appreciate it.
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8 reviews
May 5, 2010
I love to have time to read whatever I want after feeling the pressure to never have time in college.
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